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Robert Woods left USC for the NFL after his junior season and passed the mantle to Marqise Lee. Lee won the Biletnikoff Award as college football's top receiver as a sophomore, made himself available for the NFL draft after his junior season and passed the mantle to Nelson Agholor. Now, with Agholor preparing for the NFL draft, USC is in the midst of spring practice and the search for a No. 1 receiver for the 2015 season. JuJu Smith appears most likely to fill the role. But Darreus Rogers said he also was capable, and Adoree' Jackson has potential. So who's next? "I don't mention it," receivers coach Tee Martin said. Martin does not want to add...

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Robert Woods left USC for the NFL after his junior season and passed the mantle to Marqise Lee.
Lee won the Biletnikoff Award as college football's top receiver as a sophomore, made himself available for the NFL draft after his junior season and passed...

Charles Woodson is the only player to win the Thorpe Award as college football's top defensive back and the Heisman Trophy as the sport's most outstanding player.
USC's Adoree' Jackson intends to become the second player to achieve the feat.
Jackson,...

USC began spring football practice Tuesday with several marquee returning players and five new ones.
But the Trojans were also missing a player who is regarded as a key to success in the 2015 season.
Bryce Dixon, the only returning scholarship tight end...

If USC can learn to finish games the way it closes the recruiting cycle under Coach Steve Sarkisian, the Trojans' future could be bright.
After enduring years of NCAA sanctions, USC on Wednesday welcomed its first full recruiting class since 2011. And...

USC cornerback Adoree' Jackson and offensive lineman Toa Lobendahn were named to the Football Writers Assn. of America Freshman All-America team.
Jackson, who returned kickoffs and played receiver in addition to playing defense, returned a kickoff for...

USC finished No. 20 in the final Associated Press media poll released Tuesday.
The Trojans completed a 9-4 season with a 45-42 Holiday Bowl victory over Nebraska.
Ohio State, winner of the College Football Playoff championship game, was No. 1 followed...

Quote of the day: "You can’t help but think in the back of your head about Arizona State, but you just have to have confidence in your defense that they’re going to stop them and they did."
-- USC tailback Justin Davis, on Nebraska's...

USC offensive line coach Tim Drevno is leaving the Trojans’ staff to become offensive coordinator at Michigan, a person with knowledge of the situation said Wednesday.
Drevno, 45, worked with new Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh at the University of San...

Fact of the day: In the Army All-American Bowl's 14-year history, 69 former players have been selected in the first round of the NFL draft.
USC defeated Nebraska, 45-42, in the Holiday Bowl on Saturday at Qualcomm Stadium.
The Trojans finish the...

Bowl season blew by faster than Oregon by Florida State during the Rose Bowl and Jim Mora by Bill Snyder after the Alamo.
Oregon snapped one play every 16 seconds against the Seminoles, roughly the same rate referees tossed penalty flags at UCLA...

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I'm sure you dread the question, but now that Drevno is leaving SC, is the door slightly more open...

Bowl games are all about showing up with purpose, or else leaving with a loss.
UCLA arrived in El Paso focused last season, ready to announce its intentions for the 2014 season. The Bruins pummeled Virginia Tech, 42-12, in the Hyundai Sun Bowl.
A year...

Steve Sarkisian was hired as USC's coach in December 2013, a few weeks before he observed the Trojans end a season of turmoil with a rout of Fresno State in the Las Vegas Bowl.
One year later, after finishing the regular season with a 8-4 record,...

USC defensive lineman Leonard Williams wore a Christmas-themed necktie during practice Saturday.
The All-American was showing his holiday spirit as the Trojans marked the near-end of preparations for the Holiday Bowl against Nebraska.
"We would...

Fact of the day: In the Holiday Bowl's 37-year history, this is only the second time the game will be played on a Saturday.
USC is set to play Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl on Saturday at Qualcomm Stadium in San...

USC has a record of 33-17 in bowl games but is playing in the Holiday Bowl for the first time. Nebraska is 1-2 in the Holiday Bowl and 25-25 overall. The Cornhuskers lost to a Steve Sarkisian-coached Washington team, 19-7, in the 2010 Holiday Bowl....

Steve Sarkisian promised when he was hired that USC would compete for championships.
The Trojans will have to wait until next year for another chance to make good on that declaration.
On Saturday, the Trojans are once again playing in a mid-level bowl...

It's a final, USC defeats Nebraska, 45-42, to win the Holiday Bowl in San Diego on Saturday night.
Cody Kessler passed for 321 yards and three touchdowns while Javorius Allen rushed for 152 yards and two scores for the Trojans.
Adoree' Jackson...